Fire Academy Hazmat Practice Exam

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• Chemical vapor protective clothing should be used when _______ are suspected.
• Which statement best defines exposure limits in hazmat terms?
• At a hazardous materials incident using the Incident Management System, the Safety Officer should be trained to what level?
• Which statement best defines IDLH in hazmat terms?
• Alpha radiation is characterized by being less dangerous when exposed externally but dangerous if ingested or inhaled. Which option best describes this statement?
• Which authority regulates the manufacturing and labeling of pesticides?
• If a liquid's specific gravity is 0.8, which statement about its weight per unit volume relative to water is correct?
• The NFPA 704 System provides the:
• The symbol '#3 in a triangle' is used to indicate mass fire hazard under which marking system?
• Which statement best defines dispersion (not vapor dispersion) in hazmat terms?
• What does the red section of the NFPA 704 placard represent about a chemical?
• Large tanks with hemispherical heads on both ends are identified as which tank type?
• Which cargo tank is designed for cryogenic materials?
• Which item is not required on a pipeline marker?
• A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 System is used to indicate:
• In a fire, the primary hazard of an oxidizer is its ability to:
• Which statement best describes IDLH conditions?
• In NFPA 704, which color indicates reactivity hazards?
• Which action is a responsibility of the awareness-level first responder?
• What is corrosiveness?
• What is a symptom of heat exhaustion?
• Which statement is true about Level II incidents regarding required response teams?
• Which statement is true regarding DOT Hazard Class 6 and infectious substances?
• Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist on a train?
• The proper spelling of the shipping name of a material is important before referencing the ERG.
• ______ materials may cause severe chemical burns and extensive tissue damage on contact.
• The NFPA 704 identification uses a diamond-shaped placard. What is the shape?
• The primary hazard of DOT Hazard Class 5 material is?
• A term describing keeping a material localized is
• Which statement correctly describes DOT Hazard Class 6?
• Which document is used for rail shipments?
• Which statement best defines vapor dispersion in hazmat terms?
• Within the UN System, Hazard Class 4 contains which type of material?
• In shelter-in-place, which action is a recommended protective measure?
• The NFPA 704 System identifies hazards by providing what information?
• Which statement best defines containment in hazmat terms?
• EPA labels on pesticide must contain one of the signal words DANGER/POISON, WARNING or CAUTION.
• Dangerous Cargo Manifest is for which mode of transportation?
• Which statement correctly represents LOC as a percentage of IDLH?
• An airbill is for which mode of transportation?
• In NFPA 704, how is the system typically displayed on a container?
• If the Safety Officer notices an unsafe activity at an emergency, the Safety Officer should:
• Which statement about vapor dispersion is true?
• What is considered the best source of information on a specific hazardous material?
• _____ is the process of taking in materials through the skin or eyes.
• Which section of the ERG provides the fire, explosion, and health hazard information for the material identified by the first responder?
• In the UN Hazard Class system, Hazard Class 4 contains a
• The goal of an emergency decontamination procedure is to:
• The table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the ERG is divided into which two spill categories?
• During a train incident, where should you not look for shipping papers?
• Which packing group numbers may appear on shipping papers?
• The ERG contains a table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for hazardous materials. Which document contains this table?
• A statement about vapor dispersion is true?
• Pipeline markers provide information about the transported commodity and the carrier's contact information.
• Which statement defines STEL (Short-Term Exposure Limit)?
• The DOT defines a small spill as a leak container smaller than how many gallons?
• In NFPA 704, which color indicates special hazards?
• Radioactive material containers are shipped in Type A or Type B containers. Which option below correctly reflects this?
• Which decon approach has the disadvantage of increasing weight or volume and often costly disposal, while does not change the material?
• Which exposure-control guidelines should hazmat responders use to minimize radioactive contamination during a radiological leak or spill?
• The transport container on which you would expect to find a specification plate is known as a
• Statement 1: EPA labels on pesticide must contain one of the signal words DANGER/POISON, WARNING or CAUTION; Statement 2: The word WARNING is used on labeling for packages containing highly toxic materials; Statement 3: The signal words EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE are also displayed if package contents have a flash point below 80 degrees F. Which of the following is true?
• What is a symptom of heat stroke?
• A bill of lading is for which mode of transportation?
• What does the white section of the NFPA 704 placard represent about a chemical?
• The DOT Hazard Class 8 consists of which type of materials?
• Which statement best describes the Hot/Exclusion Zone in hazmat operations?
• Which statement best defines the STEL exposure limit?
• The person who advises the IC of unsafe conditions, monitors personnel, and ensures SOP compliance is the:
• In NFPA 704, which quadrant indicates water reactivity (special hazards)?
• At the operations level, which spill control tactics can be conducted?
• In NFPA 704, which color quadrant is associated with Special hazards?
• Which document is used for water transport?
• Which cargo tank is appropriate for transporting sulfuric acid?
• Shipping papers are referred to as ________ and usually stored ________, in air transport.
• Absorption is defined as:
• What is the most important part of assessment for first responders?
• Which of the following pairings is correct?
• What is an air purifying respirator (APRs)?
• Which statement about intermodal containers is true?
• Which statements are true? Statements 1 and 2 are true. Statement 3 is false.
• Absorption involves which of the following?
• ______ is comprised of those procedures taken to keep a material in a defined or local area.
• Which term describes the measures to ensure safety during a hazmat incident?
• Which task is not a safety officer responsibility at a hazmat incident?
• Type B packaging is used for which materials?
• Which statement best describes the role of the Safety Officer in relation to operations and safety compliance?
• During shelter-in-place protection, which action is NOT a protective action?
• Which statement defines LOC (Levels of Concern) in hazmat terms?
• In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), where would you expect to find the Emergency Action for a spill or leak?
• The primary type of harm associated with biological terrorism is:
• Within the UN/DOT System, a container labeled with Hazard Class 4 contains which type of hazard?
• On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the UN hazard class?
• Which action is an example of a Defensive Strategy in hazmat response?
• MC 331 refers to which type of container used for liquefied gases?
• NFPA 704 diamond placard for fire hazard is always colored?
• Which statement is false about NFPA 704?
• Removal of contaminated victims from the hazard area for medical treatment requires which process?
• Which decon type is typically used to support emergency responder reconnaissance and entry operations and aims for ALARA?
• Where would a first responder expect to find an air bill?
• In incident management, who is responsible for advising the IC on unsafe conditions and ensuring SOP compliance?
• Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a truck, you locate the 4-digit ID number on an orange panel. You should look first in the ERG for guidance in the ____ section.
• Which process involves a hazardous liquid interacting with the surface of a sorbent material such as activated charcoal?
• Which statement defines TWA (Time Weighted Average)?
• An oxidizer is typical of which hazard class?
• Which of the following is a symptom of heat stress?
• Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition for a
• Which term describes the physical process of immediately reducing contamination in potentially life-threatening situations, with or without a decon corridor?
• Which NFPA 704 color is associated with special information?
• The background color of a placard that signifies a poisonous substance hazard with a skull and crossbones is:
• Adsorption is defined as which of the following?
• MSDS is the acronym for which type of document?
• What is a supplied-air respirator (SAR)?
• What does isolation of the area entail?
• The ____ zone is the area of highest known hazard.
• Which decon type is specifically intended to decontaminate large numbers of people rapidly?
• The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is best described as
• Which authority regulates pesticides manufacturing and labeling?
• Which statement best describes the zone with the highest hazard?
• During recognition and identification at a facility, the firefighter should use NFPA 704 to identify which of the following?
• Which type of intermodal tank is used to carry refrigerated liquid gases such as argon, oxygen, or helium?
• Chemicals classified as ______ can cause a severe allergic reaction.
• Specific gravity is defined as:
• The placard background color for a poisonous hazard with skull and crossbones is:
• Which mode lacks a dedicated hazmat document described?
• Which term describes materials that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property during transport?
• What is specific gravity?
• A specialized intermodal tank container that carries refrigerated liquid gases is an example of which tank type?
• The first step or most important thing to accomplish upon arrival at a hazardous materials or suspected hazardous materials incident is:
• A waybill/consist is for which mode of transportation?
• Shipping papers are required to contain an entry for hazard classification according to DOT regulations.
• In the concept of Specific Gravity, what value is assigned to water?
• Blanketing or covering is used to achieve which outcome?
• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a compressed gas tube trailer?
• A type of gas that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous material is a:
• Pipeline markers contain information describing the transported commodity and the name and telephone number of the carrier. True or false?
• Using the human sense of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is:
• Shipping papers are required to contain an entry for hazard classification according to DOT regulations.
• What type of container is used to ship materials of low radioactivity?
• Which statement best describes the NFPA 704 system?
• Where are pipeline markings required to be placed?
• Confinement refers to which operation?
• Which statement best describes the meaning of 'Exposure Period: Immediate'?
• Which option describes the Emergency Action for spills as found in the ERG?
• The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
• A liquid's ability to mix with water is best defined by which property?
• Which of the following are examples of hazardous materials that would be classified and placarded Class 9?
• Which hazard class number corresponds to flammable solids in the UN/DOT system?
• Vapor suppression is the action taken to do which of the following?
• DOT Hazard Class 2 includes which materials?
• The NFPA 704 system uses which color to indicate health hazards?
• What does in-place protection mean?
• Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
• The proper cargo tank truck to carry a shipment of sulfuric acid is an:
• In the NFPA 704 placard, the blue section represents what about a chemical?
• The mission of the awareness-level first responder includes all of the following except:
• One resource that deals with the protective action distances involving poisonous gas is the:
• Which item is not mandatory information found on a pesticide label?
• For a Level III hazmat incident, evacuation coverage is described as which scale?
• In Level I Incidents, the response team should be able to deal with:
• Which statement best describes the Time Weighted Average (TWA) exposure?
• During transport, the party responsible for the waybill should be the:
• What is water solubility?
• Which of the following statements about vapor dispersion is true?
• What does the term 'physical state' describe?
• Placards that show the DOT Class Number 6 at the bottom identify a material may be an infectious substance hazard.
• In the NFPA 704 placard, the yellow section represent about a chemical?
• Which document provides an emergency contact number used by responders?
• In using the various clues for detecting the presence of hazardous materials, the use of ______ would be considered the most dangerous.
• In NFPA 704, which color quadrant represents health hazards?
• DOT Hazard Class 3 consists of which type of materials?
• What does it mean to evacuate?
• Which type of radiation is least dangerous as an external threat to the body but very dangerous if ingested or inhaled?
• When sheltering in place, citizens should be instructed to do all of the following except:
• If you are responding to a hazmat incident involving a truck and the 4-digit ID number cannot be obtained, where should you look first in the ERG for guidance?
• What does in-place protection require?
• Which decon is a planned and systematic process of reducing contamination to ALARA, usually conducted to support emergency responder recon and entry operations?
• The DOT Placarding System requires a vehicle carrying nonflammable compressed gas to display a placard colored:
• In the ERG, the highlighted entries indicating that a material is either a toxic inhalation hazard or a dangerous water reactive material are in the:
• Dilution is defined as which of the following?
• DOT Hazard Class 2 consists of:
• Which statement defines TLV (Threshold Limit Value)?
• Which hazard class number corresponds to corrosives?
• Diking, damming, and diverting are which type of control options for spills?
• In the U.S. Military Marking System for Hazardous Materials, the symbol for a mass fire hazard is:
• The DOT Class 5 consists of:
• What does it mean to isolate the hazard area and deny entry?
• Which method is used to prevent dispersion of powders or dusts by covering the surface of a spill?
• The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called
• A Level II incident beyond the normal capabilities of the first responder may require a response from which team?
• Which statement about the ERG shipping names is true?
• A cryogenic material would be carried in an:
• Which of the following is not a primary objective of hazmat incident response?
• Which decontamination type is used to decontaminate large numbers of people in the fastest possible time to reduce surface contamination to a safe level?
• Chemical degradation is the process of which?
• Which statement correctly describes an air-purifying respirator (APR)?
• In the Emergency Response Guidebook, the blue-bordered section serves what purpose?
• In the U.S. Military Marking System, if a circle with a symbol of a person wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that:
• Which of the following is a symptom of heat stress?
• Within the U.N. labeling system, Hazard Class 3 indicates which type of product?
• Emergency contact number on Shipping Papers is used to contact which party directly?
• First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to:
• Actions taken to confine a product release to a limited area, performed remotely, are considered which type of strategy?
• When describing a product as a solid, liquid, or a gas, we are referring to its:
• The DOT Hazard Class 6 includes all of the following except:
• A reaction that is associated with over-pressurization of closed containers and occurs at a rate of one second or less is called a:
• Which statement best defines neutralization in hazmat terms?